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and that's quite a head start. ♪ >>> huge controversy erupted over a decision this week by virginia's republican governor to decembsignate april confeder history month. cnn's kate bolduan is following the story. >> reporter: virginia, known for its civil war battlefield, its capital richmond was the capital of the confederacy, now a must battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor bob mcdonnell has declared april confederate lift month to understand the sacrifices of the confederate lead, soldiers and citizens. >> i thought that just having people look at the history had, learning from the mistakes of the history, but understanding virginia's role in the battlefield et cetera would be helpful for economic development so that's why i signed it up. >> reporter: but the governor is now apologizing for what he calls a major omission, failure to mention mention of slavery. the civil rights advocates had accused of governor of trying to white wash history. >> to not take even a second to acknowledge that the civil war, the main purpose of it, the main reason for that fire that bur
and that's quite a head start. ♪ >>> huge controversy erupted over a decision this week by virginia's republican governor to decembsignate april confeder history month. cnn's kate bolduan is following the story. >> reporter: virginia, known for its civil war battlefield, its capital richmond was the capital of the confederacy, now a must battle over that legacy. virginia republican governor bob mcdonnell has declared april confederate lift month to understand the sacrifices of...
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>>> toni >>> tonight we are live to report on the tragedy in west virginia. where there's a race against time to reach four miners who may be still trapped at the end of a 6,000 foot shaft into the mountain. anyou'll hear from miners who made it out and survived the expressie explosi explosion. >>> we drive across the mountains as a community grieves. and you'll meet a woman who lost her husband, two nephews, while her son barely escaped. >> we love him so much. >> brian ross investigates allegations of repeated safety violations by the company managing the mine. and we put tough questions to the chief executive. as tonight, we report on the miners who are in mourning, holding on and questioning what happened to those they love. >>> good evening from west virginia. we are live tonight because just down the road from here is the site of the worst mine disaster in this country in 26 years. and all night long we have been talking to the people in these hills. and thy are reeling from the impact of this tragedy. so far, what we know. 25 are dead. two are hospital
>>> toni >>> tonight we are live to report on the tragedy in west virginia. where there's a race against time to reach four miners who may be still trapped at the end of a 6,000 foot shaft into the mountain. anyou'll hear from miners who made it out and survived the expressie explosi explosion. >>> we drive across the mountains as a community grieves. and you'll meet a woman who lost her husband, two nephews, while her son barely escaped. >> we love him so much....
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we're waiting on the news coverayou n west virginia on the coverayou n west virginia on the mine disaster. whenor a it does we'll go live. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. continuing to wait for the news conference -- it's over here. when it does, we'll take you live. a leading hurricane forecasting team predicts above average number of hurricanes in the athletic ocean. it begins in june but doesn't get going until august. ate hurricanes, four of which will be major. rick, i giggle because -- these things are never right. >> be careful when you say it doesn't beginning in august. >> it begins in june but august is the peak. >> august and september is the peak. another peak in october but you can get something in june that can cause problems. we've seen that happen. that's why t
we're waiting on the news coverayou n west virginia on the coverayou n west virginia on the mine disaster. whenor a it does we'll go live. call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. but my doctor told me that most calcium supplements... aren't absorbed properly unless taken with food. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. continuing...
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. >> this weekend on booktv from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca on the best selling immortal life of henry and not wax. on afterwards president reagan's ambassador to the ussr and mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. his book is superpower in the visions and nell irvin painter on inventing the idea of a white race in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule that booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> from the 2010 festival of books lynne olsen discusses her book citizens of london. the americans who stood with britain in its darkest, finest hour. the professor of journalism at the university of arizona is the moderator of the event. >> my name is lord rosenblum. welcome to the second annual tucson festival of books on this fabulous day. it is only march and it is not yet 130 degrees. i grew up here. i love it. i want to say something about -- i want to thank the judge for making this possible and the want to add my appreciation for all the work behind this amazing festival. if anyone thinks books are dying just look at the mobs out
. >> this weekend on booktv from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca on the best selling immortal life of henry and not wax. on afterwards president reagan's ambassador to the ussr and mchale gorbachev's role in bringing down the soviet empire. his book is superpower in the visions and nell irvin painter on inventing the idea of a white race in the history of white people. find the entire weekend schedule that booktv.org and follow us on twitter. >> from the 2010 festival of...
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. >> federal investigators arrived in west virginia. they ever looking into what caused the coalmine explosion that killed 29 people. as jim axelrod reports search teams are still trying to recover more bodies. >> massey energy has a record with plenty to exam in. in 2009 they had 425 safety violations. the investigation will take months to complete. >> if you're not using that history of violations, to make sure miners aren't put at risk it is useless. >> jason adkins. >> it was a grime weekend here in southern west virginia. bells tolled in churches. >> william roosevelt lynch. >> reporter: after the bodies of the four missing miners were found saturday morning, and west virginia began to mourn. >> can you just say thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you coalminers. [ applause ] >> reporter: an eight-year-old, the son and grandson of miners, seemed to sum it up best. >> i say this is heartbreaking. everybody must pray for this accident and pray for our coalminers. please. please pray for them. . >>> west virginia governor is leading a m
. >> federal investigators arrived in west virginia. they ever looking into what caused the coalmine explosion that killed 29 people. as jim axelrod reports search teams are still trying to recover more bodies. >> massey energy has a record with plenty to exam in. in 2009 they had 425 safety violations. the investigation will take months to complete. >> if you're not using that history of violations, to make sure miners aren't put at risk it is useless. >> jason adkins....
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involved in the explosion in west virginia. there will also be a moment of silence. i have never been this e in my adult life. so it's a special place for me. i'm so comfortable in my jeans. i love the progress. looking back and saying, "wow, look at the difference." and it makes me love myself that much more. i win. and you can, too. ♪ win, win, i win ♪ i win and you can join for free. weight watchers. because it works. a man can only try... and try...and try. [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. ♪ black one! where? [ vrrroooooomm! ] black one! where? [ vrrroooooomm! ] black one! ow! where? [ male announcer ] the volkswagen tiguan. the only compact suv with a turbocharged engine, standard. [ vrrroooooomm! ] black one! where? there. [ male announcer ] lease the 2010 tiguan for just $269 a month. it's a whole new volkswagen. and a whole new game. >>> some gloom and doom in a survey about the economy. top economists say the unemployment rate will stay hig
involved in the explosion in west virginia. there will also be a moment of silence. i have never been this e in my adult life. so it's a special place for me. i'm so comfortable in my jeans. i love the progress. looking back and saying, "wow, look at the difference." and it makes me love myself that much more. i win. and you can, too. ♪ win, win, i win ♪ i win and you can join for free. weight watchers. because it works. a man can only try... and try...and try. [ male announcer ]...
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nbc's norah o'donnell is in naoma, west virginia. norah, what are the chances and tell us about the search for the miners that they believe to be still alive? >> reporter: well, the governor of this state, governor mansion, tells me the odds are long that those four miners who are still missing will be found alive. still, they are literally trying to move earth in order to try and rescue them. they've got crews up there bulldozing essentially an access road so they can drill 1,100 feet into the earth to essentially allow the relief of some gases that are explosive. they're worried about the methane gas and they're worried about carbon monoxide gas. we had been told earlier this morning that may take 12 hours. now we're being told it will be wednesday night. the process is slow going. you can imagine what it's like for family members knowing one of their loved ones may still be trapped more than 1,000 feet below in that mine. excruciating. the family members, we're told, have pulled together. a lot of them have spent a lot of time up
nbc's norah o'donnell is in naoma, west virginia. norah, what are the chances and tell us about the search for the miners that they believe to be still alive? >> reporter: well, the governor of this state, governor mansion, tells me the odds are long that those four miners who are still missing will be found alive. still, they are literally trying to move earth in order to try and rescue them. they've got crews up there bulldozing essentially an access road so they can drill 1,100 feet...
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i love west virginia. i want to stay here. i think that's one of the reasons that people continue to go underground. >> lehrer: do you agree with that, ellen? >> i don't totally agree with that. i think that the majority of the mines in this country work safe every single day. the bottom line is the majority of miners go home safe to their families everyday. and i just don't buy the argument that ... is it risky? yeah, there's a lot of jobs that are risky. farming, the agricultural industry is risky. but we see mines day in and day out with safe operations and guys go home and the women go home to their families every day. >> lehrer: all right. ellen, frank, thank you both very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: still to come on >> ifill: still to come on the newshour, limiting the use of nuclear weapons; big banks versus small banks; and the deadly bomb blasts in iraq. but first, the other news of the day. here's kwame holman in our newsroom. >> holman: the afghan military reported a new offensive killed 27 taliban militants today
i love west virginia. i want to stay here. i think that's one of the reasons that people continue to go underground. >> lehrer: do you agree with that, ellen? >> i don't totally agree with that. i think that the majority of the mines in this country work safe every single day. the bottom line is the majority of miners go home safe to their families everyday. and i just don't buy the argument that ... is it risky? yeah, there's a lot of jobs that are risky. farming, the agricultural...
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steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't heard from the mine company, massey energy corporation. a couple of the family members saying they were not notified one way or the other about the fate of their loved ones, and they're still waiting to hear. that could be because of the confusion about which four people might still be alive. there are four people unaccounted for, 25 confirmed dead, but four people unaccounted for, which could mean they're still alive, which could be the reason that the coal company has not notified some of the families definitively. but there is this shred of hope. some o
steve centanni leads our coverage in west virginia. steve, what are you learning this morning there? >> well, the most heartbreaking part of the story is of course the families, as you just heard. we talked to several of them just a few minute the ago, one woman whose father was in the mine for many years, was just about to retire, would have reached retirement age in a matter of months and was looking forward to traveling, another woman whose brother was in the mine and still hasn't...
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jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the president so confident? >> the white house has conveniently put together the votes showing 93 votes or more, but pass may not always be -- it's been an a while since they took on the arms race agreement since 1991. there was an agreement in 2002 with putin but that not require ratification and the senate is much different than it was in the early '90s and the white house has conceded this treatment will not be approved or ratified by august of this year, meaning it will have to be debated and voted on in the heat of the election, in november or sometime there
jon: steve centanni, montcoal, west virginia, thank you steve. jane: this morning the president is saying he's confident that the united states senate will ratify the new arms reduction treaty with russia. president obama and the president of russia signed that agreement in prague today. mr. obama says this new treaty sets a foundation for even more cuts to come. let's get to our senior white house correspondent major garrett, traveling with the president in prak. ny -- in prague. why is the...
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coal, west virginia with varying numbers of the missing and unaccounted for. the latest we have is 19. here is rachael maddow. good evening, rachel.
coal, west virginia with varying numbers of the missing and unaccounted for. the latest we have is 19. here is rachael maddow. good evening, rachel.
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in 1997, i interviewed the lawyers for paula jones from virginia and president clinton's lawyer bob bennett. they had a deal. they had an agreement to settle it for the full amount that paula jones had asked for, $ $700,000. and paula jones, they took on this deal. they thought it was done and president clinton authorized it. paula jones by that time was being handled by susan carpenter mcmillan and she and paula's husband steve jones were still pushing her so she refused to settle for the full amount asked for in the complaint and one of the documents i found that was just startling and really provided an insight was a letter from paula jones' lawyers to her begging her to take this settlement and saying that at most they thought she could recover $50,000 if she won anything at all if they went to trial. so they knew there were big problems with this case. they knew she needed to settle and when she didn't, they withdrew and stopped representing her. >> rose: do you have an opinion as to what paula jones... what happened to her? >> you mean in the excelsior hotel? >> rose: right. >> this i
in 1997, i interviewed the lawyers for paula jones from virginia and president clinton's lawyer bob bennett. they had a deal. they had an agreement to settle it for the full amount that paula jones had asked for, $ $700,000. and paula jones, they took on this deal. they thought it was done and president clinton authorized it. paula jones by that time was being handled by susan carpenter mcmillan and she and paula's husband steve jones were still pushing her so she refused to settle for the full...
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the governor of virginia loves the idea, thinking jobs. so virginia's two democratic senators did maryland's two democratic senators do not like it. >> we know that there is a time, saudi arabia of oil in alaska, largely untouched anwr remains shut. if we started in 1996 when clinton shut it down, we would have 1 million barrels a day, 5% of our entire consumption, 10% of our imports. the oil is in the west, and that is why it is so odd. >> it is interesting that the oil and gas industry actually seemed pleased by this. of course they would like more, but they are pleased by this, while the republican leadership in congress is sort of pooh- poohing it. i think there is a lot of stuff in this proposal that has not gotten much attention. they are talking about opening up some solar stuff in the desert that would be the equivalent of 30 cold-fired -- colt-fired utility plants, electricity plants. this is a very big interesting proposal. i am sure it has flaws, i am sure it does not please the environmentalists or the hard core drill, baby, dr
the governor of virginia loves the idea, thinking jobs. so virginia's two democratic senators did maryland's two democratic senators do not like it. >> we know that there is a time, saudi arabia of oil in alaska, largely untouched anwr remains shut. if we started in 1996 when clinton shut it down, we would have 1 million barrels a day, 5% of our entire consumption, 10% of our imports. the oil is in the west, and that is why it is so odd. >> it is interesting that the oil and gas...
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city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance coal company is a subsidiary of a larger company called massey energy. massey is actually the largest coal producer in central ap lash sha. five rescue teams from massey and conso are on the scene, as well as from the miners health, safety and training. the upper big branch south mine has extra oxygen stashed on escape routes underground. they also reportedly have air-tight refuge chambers that are supposed to be able to keep trapped miners alive for up to four days. if they are underground and can't get out. joining us by phone is ken ward, jr.,
city of west virginia, there has been an explosion. it was this afternoon at the upper big branch south mine. it has left seven miners dead, 19 miners unaccounted for. one injured miner is reportedly in intensive care tonight, and the charleston area medical center says it is preparing for more patients. rescue efforts reportedly in full effect this hours a family members gather for news at the nearby whitesville elementary school. this mine is operated by performance coal company. performance...
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we've won in virginia, new jersey, we've won in massachusetts. he actually came in early with dollars. clearly there was concern regarding his level of control in a conversation earlier he had with others that i was part of he mentions strengthening controls. clearly some people left i think he's doing what he has to do. >> what is the mood in new orleans not in the french quarter, i'm talking about in that room? >> the mood is energized, passionate and it is of tremendous concern about our country's future. it isn't people coming down to enjoy our weather, food and french quarter festival. people coming with a sense of mission. if they are not engaged our country will continue down a path which is nonus is able. i'm a physician, a conversation with two ob-gyn's from new york that came down. so the new yorkers are talking to us here at the southern republican leadership conversation. >> we are going to get the straw poll results soon. who were people talking about down there? >> two things, clearly you would think palin and paul who are odds on f
we've won in virginia, new jersey, we've won in massachusetts. he actually came in early with dollars. clearly there was concern regarding his level of control in a conversation earlier he had with others that i was part of he mentions strengthening controls. clearly some people left i think he's doing what he has to do. >> what is the mood in new orleans not in the french quarter, i'm talking about in that room? >> the mood is energized, passionate and it is of tremendous concern...
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finally, work continues at a mine in the west virginia. rescuers have gotten a response to possible survivors. the blast killed 25 and left four missing. it is the worst u.s. mining accident in over two decades. >> first lady, michele obama focusing on fighting childhood obesity, sits down to date with the studentcam winner of honolulu. his documentary was on childhood abuse. others will join the conversation from around the country. it will be live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> this week on c-span 2, a special primetime presentation. tonight the following offers. -- authors. it all begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> i know what the challenges, and we are in a unique position to go to war. when the policy makers in the washington to develop a roadmap so that we can get it done. >> something about energy policy would like to talk about on your blog? at the c-span video library you can search it and share it. from yesterday or 10 years ago. every program since 1987. it is the latest gift to america from cable. "washington journal" contin
finally, work continues at a mine in the west virginia. rescuers have gotten a response to possible survivors. the blast killed 25 and left four missing. it is the worst u.s. mining accident in over two decades. >> first lady, michele obama focusing on fighting childhood obesity, sits down to date with the studentcam winner of honolulu. his documentary was on childhood abuse. others will join the conversation from around the country. it will be live at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >> this...
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. >>> a minor earthquake shook parts of southwestern virginia this morning. the 2.5 magnitude trembler struck seven miles northwest of raven, virginia. there are no injuries or property damage reported. >>> today maryland governor ' oh maley will sign in to law the bills passed by the legislature. yesterday was the final day of session. the governor talked about what he thought was the biggest achievement. >> i was very elated to see the foreclosure bill go through so that every homeowner will have the ability to bring the mortgage companies to the table before they can be thrown out of their home. that one i'm very excited about. >> reporter: while the session ended at midnight with plenty done on the last day. drivers in maryland will soon be required to use a hands-free device or face a $40 fine. new laws will make it easier to prosecute gang members. plus, some major sex offenders will be required to have lifetime supervision. you can read about the final day by going to the maryland news page on our website at wusa9.com. >>> one man is dead and another w
. >>> a minor earthquake shook parts of southwestern virginia this morning. the 2.5 magnitude trembler struck seven miles northwest of raven, virginia. there are no injuries or property damage reported. >>> today maryland governor ' oh maley will sign in to law the bills passed by the legislature. yesterday was the final day of session. the governor talked about what he thought was the biggest achievement. >> i was very elated to see the foreclosure bill go through so...
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mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many families and communities it's not just a way to make a living, it's a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it's a profession that's not without risks and danger. and the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to insure their safety when they go to work each day. when i was in the senate i supported the efforts of senator byrd and rockefeller to try to improve mine safety, but it's clear more needs to be done. that's why i asked my secretary of labor and the head of mine safety and health administration to give me a preliminary report next week on what went wrong and why it went wrong so badly so we can take the stems to prevent such accidents in the future. because mining is a tradition often passed down through generations. it's not uncommon for an entire family to choose this time of work and it's not unc
mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many families and communities it's not just a way to make a living, it's a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it's a profession that's not without risks and danger. and the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to insure their safety when they go to work each day....
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. >>> for more on this let's bring in congressman jim moran of virginia who introduced resolution to protect federal employees. congressman, obviously there are reports of some pretty wild stuff going on around this country as the congressional members are on recess right now. we have a threat on a united states senator. reel this in for a moment. how serious it this in your opinion? >> i think it is serious, ed. the problem is not that there are crazies out there. we know that, but it's being fanned and legitimized, really, by people in the media. it kind of started with ronald reagan back 30 years ago when his theme was that government is not the solution to your problems, government is the problem. and then, of course, his media person roger ailes takes over fox news and they've done very well by appealing to people's base emotions. this like, erickson, would never mention the reason we have a census is so that he and the people in his community can get a fair share of road funds, can be equally represented in the congress, can, you know, we need to know how many people are aware
. >>> for more on this let's bring in congressman jim moran of virginia who introduced resolution to protect federal employees. congressman, obviously there are reports of some pretty wild stuff going on around this country as the congressional members are on recess right now. we have a threat on a united states senator. reel this in for a moment. how serious it this in your opinion? >> i think it is serious, ed. the problem is not that there are crazies out there. we know that,...
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. >> this began on the tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca usclute. and princeton university professor nell irvin painter on invented the idea of a white race in the history of white people. fine the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and follow was on twitter. >> are content is available on television, radio and on-line and you can also connect with those on facebook, twitter and youtube, and sign up for our scheduled alert e-mails @ c- span.org. >> let's meet another winner in the c-span studentcam documentary competition. we asked students about one of our country's greatest strength or a challenge that the country is facing. today we are talking with third prize high school winner alex weltman from boulton -- patton rouge, louisiana. welcome to c-span. >> thanks. >> why did you decide to focus on the american free market economy for your documentary? >> one of the reasons was -- i was brainstorming about what we should do with this video with my friend stephen. we were trying to think about what topic no one else would focus on. what are some c
. >> this began on the tv, from the virginia festival of the book, rebecca usclute. and princeton university professor nell irvin painter on invented the idea of a white race in the history of white people. fine the entire weekend schedule at booktv.org and follow was on twitter. >> are content is available on television, radio and on-line and you can also connect with those on facebook, twitter and youtube, and sign up for our scheduled alert e-mails @ c- span.org. >> let's...
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for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr. jones today and april 14, 15, 16, and 20 for five minutes each. mr. moran, today, april 14, and 15 and 20, five minutes each. mr. neugebauer today, five minutes. ms. ros-lehtinen, today, april 14 and 15, five minutes each, ms. foxx, today, april 14, 15, and 20, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio rise? ms. sutton: i ask that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, that the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes and revise and ext
for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia rise? north carolina. sorry. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house, reth rhett their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. poe, today and april 14, 15, 16, and 1020 for five minutes each. mr. burton, today and april 14, 15, and 16 for five minutes each. mr....
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. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the process has been an ongoing one. we have had both formal and informal talks over the past couple of months. let me share a couple of thoughts, and then i will turn the podium over to mark warner. americans of all stripes all across the country have suffered terribly as a result of the economic crisis and the country. 8.5 million jobs have been lost. 7 million homes have ended up in foreclosure. retirement accounts that people spent years accumulating were wiped out, in some cases, in a matter of minutes. there was devastation all across our country. we came to the brink of a major meltdown of all finan
. >> senator dodd and mark warner of virginia spoke today about financial regulation reform. this is about 30 minutes. >> i am pleased to be joined by my colleague, senator mark warner. let me express my gratitude to mark and other members of the banking committee, both democrats and republicans, who have worked very hard over the last year or so in putting together a proposal on financial reform. we are not there yet, obviously, in terms of achieving a bipartisan bill, but the...
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haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split. >>> it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and i
haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so...
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historic elections for republicans in virginia, in new jersey comeuppance -- in a new jersey, and the state formerly known as taxachussettes now has a republican into the senate. who would have thunk it? your enthusiasm has been contagious. even republicans in congress are returning to their commitment to fiscal discipline and a reform. [applause] let's be honest. three years ago, republicans in congress did not just lose their majority, they lost their way. [applause] when i opposed no child left behind, the medicare prescription drug bill, the wall street bailout, i knew that if we kept acting like a big government liberals, eventually the american people would just go with the professionals. that is what they did. the truth is, we walked away from the principles that have always been part of our governing majority, and the american people walked away from us spir. but every single house republicans voted against the stimulus bill and the government takeover of health care. republicans are back in the fight and they are back in the fight on the right. [applause] especially when it c
historic elections for republicans in virginia, in new jersey comeuppance -- in a new jersey, and the state formerly known as taxachussettes now has a republican into the senate. who would have thunk it? your enthusiasm has been contagious. even republicans in congress are returning to their commitment to fiscal discipline and a reform. [applause] let's be honest. three years ago, republicans in congress did not just lose their majority, they lost their way. [applause] when i opposed no child...
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then they lost virginia and new jersey -- [cheers and applause] exactly as in 1993 they had lost virginia and new jersey. and i thought, gosh, that would be a signal maybe they should slow down and think about this. and they accelerated. and they wrote this grow teske pair of bills in the house and senate that were utterly incomprehensible, the largest increase in government in our lifetime, absolutely unenforceable and represented a kind of ludicrous big government, big bureaucracy, high-tax, micromanagement washington-centered health system utterly incapable of working. no rational person could believe that the current federal government could implement this. [applause] at the center for health transformation we had published a book last august called "stop paying the crooks." and we thought that was a fairly clear -- [laughter] look, when you talk to guys who have been educateded a columbia and harvard, you try to get the language down to a rhythm that -- and what we said in that book, which we absolutely stand by and the "new york post" d did an article which made it more absurd, we s
then they lost virginia and new jersey -- [cheers and applause] exactly as in 1993 they had lost virginia and new jersey. and i thought, gosh, that would be a signal maybe they should slow down and think about this. and they accelerated. and they wrote this grow teske pair of bills in the house and senate that were utterly incomprehensible, the largest increase in government in our lifetime, absolutely unenforceable and represented a kind of ludicrous big government, big bureaucracy, high-tax,...
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ask the spouses of the 29 west virginia miners. the bodies were recovered overnight and melissa clark is still keeping her husband very close. cnn's ines ferre reports. >> they did a relief of names of the individuals who were -- who perished and of course, my husband is the second name they called. >> robert clark was one of the 29 coal miners killed in last week's west virginia mine disaster. and clark was savvy with machinery, but melissa, like so many other miners' wives in the area knew the job was dangerous. you always have a fear. as his wife, i mean, i would always worry like i said earlier that it would be the last time i would see him, but he was doing what he liked doing. >> but the clarks agreed their 3-year-old son stephen should follow a different path. they were saving up for college. he loved my son so much. he wanted so much to teach him things, and to see him grow up. he wanted him to have the best, and that's one reason he worked where he did because he wanted the best for my son. >> reporter: her faith, friends
ask the spouses of the 29 west virginia miners. the bodies were recovered overnight and melissa clark is still keeping her husband very close. cnn's ines ferre reports. >> they did a relief of names of the individuals who were -- who perished and of course, my husband is the second name they called. >> robert clark was one of the 29 coal miners killed in last week's west virginia mine disaster. and clark was savvy with machinery, but melissa, like so many other miners' wives in the...
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. >>> from the 20,101st jindal festival of the book in charlottesville virginia, rebecca discusses her book, quote could be immortal life of
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we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the danger zone and get caught. that's happened in alabama, we lost so many rescuers. we will make sure that doesn't happen. they will be able to assess the damage more accurately than the first time. they are in full rescue mode. that means we are going to go find the four miners. if for any reason we can't get clear back in that 22 section again, where they had to be pulled out before, that's the only chance we have with that one chamber that hasn't been checked. if someone is there, we know they are safe. if they are not, we know our chances are slim. >> the sign they will be looking for immediately is t
we are going to head back to john in west virginia right now with the governor of west virginia. hey, john. >> reporter: the west virginia governor, joe manchin joins us right now. tell us a little bit about where we are. >> at five until 5:00, we sent four teams in. they are on man trips right now, will go back as far on the rail as we can possibly go. then, they go by foot and carry all their apparatus. they will be more cautious. you never want your rescuers to get ahead of the...
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right now, we have to go to west virginia and a news conference on the deadly mine disaster. >> i'm going to ask everybody to continue to be respectful. to continue to be respectful. >> congresswoman, who gave you the right or authority to determine whether or not i have to purchase health care? >> wow, another direct question. do i have to buy health care? last week, a democratic congressman was rebuffed by a constituent when he tried to shake her hand. she said -- and hours after health care reform passed, john lewis received this voice mail. it gets much worse and more racist. we'll have the rest of the tape in the rest of the program. i'm joined by david cornyn and also steve cornake. we're looking at an array of inciden incidents, but also, wait until you hear the really racist language directed at john lewis. we have the incident in new hampshire, the one in ft. lauderdale, what looks to be a middle class crowd. is this anger indemic or just the right wing finding another opportunity to complain about a liberal president? >> there is a fringe that is very angry. we don't know how bi
right now, we have to go to west virginia and a news conference on the deadly mine disaster. >> i'm going to ask everybody to continue to be respectful. to continue to be respectful. >> congresswoman, who gave you the right or authority to determine whether or not i have to purchase health care? >> wow, another direct question. do i have to buy health care? last week, a democratic congressman was rebuffed by a constituent when he tried to shake her hand. she said -- and hours...
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as we move forward in this campaign look at the victories from new jersey to virginia that they have been engaged in and they have outraised the democrats 7 of the last 12 months. if we are going to show the american public that we believe in accountability and bringing it back to washington we have to make sure that the rnc has the accountability just the same. as part of that accountability, you did not give when i just asked you, you did not give michael steele a vote of confidence. >> i think he worked hard. i think when you find the challenges going forward that you heard he was not at the location. he is trying to correct it. he has to bring the trust back and that may mean shaking other roles inside the rnc as well. >> chris: thank you so much for talking with us. and now that you know your way to "fox news sunday," please come back, sir. >> be glad to be back. >> chris: new jobless numbers send a mixed message about the state of the economy. our sunday panel tells us where we are on the road to recovery. back in a moment. >> chris: today is an en. >>> today is an encouraging
as we move forward in this campaign look at the victories from new jersey to virginia that they have been engaged in and they have outraised the democrats 7 of the last 12 months. if we are going to show the american public that we believe in accountability and bringing it back to washington we have to make sure that the rnc has the accountability just the same. as part of that accountability, you did not give when i just asked you, you did not give michael steele a vote of confidence. >>...
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today's question coming from jesse in virginia, if matt can throw 95 effective why did the pirats let him go. >> i think he's been there 8 years, he had a .2 -- he saved 67 games, his last year there his e.r.a. wentp to .500 plus. when you are with an organization that long, it's best for everybody to move along. the difference is, mattie capsize 26 years old, dotell is 36. if you ask me, i don't know why they got rid of him. he did struggle last year. there were nights when he had light saids -- when he had lights out. but again you can't do it when you have 2-1. he through a lot of pitches last year. he's young, 26 years old. some of the closers don't come in to their own till they are 29. >> let's hope he stays with the ball club a long time. >> capps didn't have a perfect spring training. once it is out of the way, it all starts for real when you get to opening day. >> spring training is spring training. you got to get the arm back in shape. today felt good. yesterday didn't. i came in and i think today was better. >> do you -- can you carry the momentum today. >> i hope so. i thi
today's question coming from jesse in virginia, if matt can throw 95 effective why did the pirats let him go. >> i think he's been there 8 years, he had a .2 -- he saved 67 games, his last year there his e.r.a. wentp to .500 plus. when you are with an organization that long, it's best for everybody to move along. the difference is, mattie capsize 26 years old, dotell is 36. if you ask me, i don't know why they got rid of him. he did struggle last year. there were nights when he had light...
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brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia, where one of the miners was laid to rest yesterday. a very somber good morning to you, brian. >> reporter: hi, alex. we are learning a bit about how these miners died and we're learning more about how they lived. funeral services today for which will yam roosevelt lynch, known by his middle name of roosevelt. he just celebrated his birthday a couple of weeks ago. a devoted family man, a church leader, somebody who loved the dallas cowboys but somebody whose life was certainly about mining. the investigation is really getting under way here. officials will be gathering in this state beginning tomorrow and going through the specifics starting to get to a point where they can go into the mine and look at exactly what happened, dissect it and figure out, more importantly, what needs to be done in the future. there is a lot of scrutiny on the federal government, the mining agency the federal government has, some say should have cracked down, should have seen a pattern of violations at this particular mine. there were more than 100 violation
brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia, where one of the miners was laid to rest yesterday. a very somber good morning to you, brian. >> reporter: hi, alex. we are learning a bit about how these miners died and we're learning more about how they lived. funeral services today for which will yam roosevelt lynch, known by his middle name of roosevelt. he just celebrated his birthday a couple of weeks ago. a devoted family man, a church leader, somebody who loved the dallas cowboys but...
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the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed we'll pass it immediately. >> accidents happen in every part of life. airplanes crash, trains crash, cars crash. people do all kinds of things that just don't work. is mine safety perfectible, sir? >> i don't know if anything in life is perfectible. certainly, we can do a lot better than this. the thing we have to realize, though, is having strong legislation is important. having good enforcement is important, but the main thing we have to do is empower those miners. the men and women who work in the mines every day have to feel assured that they can do those things that make their job
the governor of west virginia. here he is. then i want to give it back to you, sir. you know what you're talking about. >> i can't sit here and make any excuse nor do i intend to. i can only tell you when the investigation's completed and these people do their job and they give us the findings and there's anything at all that could have been preventible that would give us the indication that something's out of kilter or out of whack, if you will, we'll pass -- if legislation is needed...
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mine in naoma, west virginia. a team of federal investigators is arriving to figure out what caused that deadly explosion. some of the men killed in the blast have already been found and buried. president obama ordered u.s. flags across west virginia to be flown at half-staff in honor of those miners. >>> nfl star ben roethlisberger will not face sexual assault charges in georgia because that man, the district attorney, made the announcement today having reviewed the evidence from investigators and made all the interviews and all the forensic examination. last month a 20-year-old college student accused the steelers' quarterback of sexual assaulting her at a nightclub in milledgeville, georgia. the d.a. said there are still questions about what happened that night but there's not enough evidence to prosecute mr. roethlisberger. >> everyone agrees that the victim was highly intoxicated due to consuming alcohol. one of the bodyguards guided the victim down a back hallway. mr. roethlisberger followed her down the hal
mine in naoma, west virginia. a team of federal investigators is arriving to figure out what caused that deadly explosion. some of the men killed in the blast have already been found and buried. president obama ordered u.s. flags across west virginia to be flown at half-staff in honor of those miners. >>> nfl star ben roethlisberger will not face sexual assault charges in georgia because that man, the district attorney, made the announcement today having reviewed the evidence from...
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brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia. with a good morning to you, the six miners have been buried but so much more emotion to come. >> reporter: funeral after funeral, members of this community have lost so much but they still have each other. those who have lost are helping others who have lost. today another one of those funerals and there will be many more. today it's a funeral for william roosevelt lynch. he just turned 59 a couple weeks ago, a churchgoing man, a family man, and at the end of the day, he was a miner. his friends were miners. his family miners. and the mining community coming together today to help the lynch family in their darkest hour. the investigation here is just beginning. officials will be gathering in the state tomorrow, state and federal officials will try to reconstruct exactly what happened here. it does look like the buildup of methane gases in this horrific explosion we've heard about, that's pretty obvious but exactly what led up to it, whether there were deficiencies in the ventilation s
brian mooar is in beckley, west virginia. with a good morning to you, the six miners have been buried but so much more emotion to come. >> reporter: funeral after funeral, members of this community have lost so much but they still have each other. those who have lost are helping others who have lost. today another one of those funerals and there will be many more. today it's a funeral for william roosevelt lynch. he just turned 59 a couple weeks ago, a churchgoing man, a family man, and...
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. s>:@@@@n@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ n @Å host: miami, fernandez, a democratic collar. caller: hello. host: be sure to trindle in your television or radio. -- turn down your television or radio. caller: we have so many people losing jobs and how we did not have this mess before bush and everybody is blaming the president. i just want to make a comment that it is not obama's fault that they are losing jobs. he just got into office. host: the story -- the question for you this morning is more money for states. host: 2 southland -- i t
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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and virginia has already passed one. because of that, virginia's attorney general-- republican ken cuccinnelli-- has filed a separate lawsuit against the federal government. >> i'm doing exactly what i said i was going to do when i ran for office and i got more votes then anybody running for attorney general in virginia history. people of virginia knew what they where getting when they elected me. >> woodruff: when president lyndon johnson signed medicare into law 45 years ago, it, too, ran into opposition from the states. in some cases, because it required racial integration of publicly funded hospitals. those challenges failed, and many legal scholars say this new batch of state lawsuits will fare no better. and at the white house, presidential aides maintain none of the cases bears any legal merit. >> i think that for many decades, the supreme court has recognized congress authority under the commerce clause to regulate activities relating to interstate commerce. my advice from counsel is that we'll win these, we'll w
and virginia has already passed one. because of that, virginia's attorney general-- republican ken cuccinnelli-- has filed a separate lawsuit against the federal government. >> i'm doing exactly what i said i was going to do when i ran for office and i got more votes then anybody running for attorney general in virginia history. people of virginia knew what they where getting when they elected me. >> woodruff: when president lyndon johnson signed medicare into law 45 years ago, it,...
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let me say a few words about what has happened in west virginia. this has been unimaginably difficult this week. 31 workers were inside when an explosion ripped through the mind. two were saved, and 25 were lost. for the four remained missing, we are praying for a miracle. i want to offer my deepest condolences to the friends and family and the fathers and husbands and brothers and nephews and signs that were killed in this accident. i am in alwe of the rescue teams that risk their lives over and over again for the chance to save another. they have had little sleep in the past few days. we owe them a debt of gratitude. mining has a long and proud history in west virginia to rid for many families and communities, it is not just a way to make a living. it is a way of life. the jobs that they do help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it is a profession that is not without risk and danger. the workers and their families know that. their employer knows that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to ensure their safety
let me say a few words about what has happened in west virginia. this has been unimaginably difficult this week. 31 workers were inside when an explosion ripped through the mind. two were saved, and 25 were lost. for the four remained missing, we are praying for a miracle. i want to offer my deepest condolences to the friends and family and the fathers and husbands and brothers and nephews and signs that were killed in this accident. i am in alwe of the rescue teams that risk their lives over...
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host: in virginia, vinnie, the republican caller, go ahead. caller: i agree with a lot of what you said -- i disagree with a lot of what you said, especially global warming. i agree with a lot being said, especially the obama policies. but i would like to see people be more consistent with their views. when ron paul came and spoke, he started talking about these policies [unintelligible] i think that is wrong. be consistent. host: a couple more calls left. any thoughts there? guest: the tea party movement is largely driven by discussed for government spending. it does not have a thing -- a digust for government spending. it does not have anything to do with other areas of this point. caller: [unintelligible] when he was running for president and then we will get into the zombies. these american people have to understand that obama is spending his money that he does not own. host: we're going to wrap up there. final thoughts from our callers and viewers? -- for our callers and yours? guest: for many americans, buyer's remorse has set in. they m
host: in virginia, vinnie, the republican caller, go ahead. caller: i agree with a lot of what you said -- i disagree with a lot of what you said, especially global warming. i agree with a lot being said, especially the obama policies. but i would like to see people be more consistent with their views. when ron paul came and spoke, he started talking about these policies [unintelligible] i think that is wrong. be consistent. host: a couple more calls left. any thoughts there? guest: the tea...
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. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >> watching. >> yes. >> and is there any person who hasn't had a chance to hand? >> make sure you stand up because your parents are watching. >> great. >> you could -- if you could begin by telling us. in the past every first lady has had a special issue. mrs. reagan was worried about drug use by young people. mrs. bush was worried about literacy. how did you come to this issue and why? >> as a mom way before we were anywhere near coming to the white house. you guys know i have these two beautiful little girls malya and sasha. they are not so little now, but i was like a lot of your parents. you know, i worked a job. my husband worked a job. we were very bus
. >> next alexander korea virginia liles crouch elementary school. >> hello. >> and we've got a group of girl scouts from the national capital region who have been involved in health and wellness issues. welcome, ladies. >> how about the alliance for a healthier generation. >> good morning. >> and we have a number of student journalists covering this event. >> oh, goodness, the journalists. >> the professionals always in the back. >>...
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the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this day when people are seeing twitter coming to the forefront, it is easy to overlook e-mail. what most people don't realize is in 200866% of solicitations for obama came through e-mail. -- in 2008 66% of solicitations. the winner for the challenge was the state party of alabama. [applause] they did a very good job of making sure it was easy to find information, and different types of templates and it was easy to follow. they also did a great job on the twitter his challenge, which is difficult to do because it requires you stay visual. you have to make sure you are following people who
the winner of the best viral video campaigned close to virginia. -- goes to virginia. the next category is independent social network. the winner kept their site up- to-date, spark competition and gave users the opportunity to build their own profile and interact with fellow republicans. the best state party independent social network goes to north carolina. i will now introduce zack to announce the rest of the awards. >> the first category i wanted to discuss is e-mail marketing. in this...
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, and west virginia. [applause] i would like to give it a big applause to all of these states because of their health is what made this possible. -- their help is what made this possible. [applause] some of you may have seen our next honored guest on line in his gut c. youtube and videos. -- his gutsy youtube videos. he called nancy pelosi and barack obama on the carpet [no audio]. this man was first elected by a special election, and overwhelmingly reelected in 2008, and things to his dedication to conservatism. he has championed ethical reforms andraditional family values. he vigorously served the people of his district on the north and south shores of lake pontchartrain, keeping communication lines open with them, holding a town hall meetings, a lead of them within his first three months of office. please give a warm welcome to congressman steven sculley -- steve scalisi. >> i wanted to welcome you all to new orleans, not just those of you from this region, but all around the south. you are seeing the
, and west virginia. [applause] i would like to give it a big applause to all of these states because of their health is what made this possible. -- their help is what made this possible. [applause] some of you may have seen our next honored guest on line in his gut c. youtube and videos. -- his gutsy youtube videos. he called nancy pelosi and barack obama on the carpet [no audio]. this man was first elected by a special election, and overwhelmingly reelected in 2008, and things to his...
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jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all explosions are preventable. it's just making sure you have things in place to keep one from occurring. it's quite evident that something went very wrong here, end quote. there are multiple lares of laws and regulations in place to prevent such a disaster. there are modern technologies. there were repeated, insistent inspections and yet 29 men perished and one is hanging on in the hospital. that this deadly explosion occurred is infuriatingly frustratingly heartbreaking and i'm determined that we will get to the bottom it and ensure that steps are take
jimmy, director of our west virginia homeland security. both of these individuals were there every day and night, 24/7, for an entire week. i thank our west virginia head coach, bobby huggins, for his uplifting visit to the families. by all accounts, the explosion that took the lives of these 29 miners should never have happened in this time, in this modern era. to quote mine safety administrator who fought every hour, 24 hours a day, to help find our coal miners and i state what he said, all...
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searchers have gone back into a west virginia coal mine where 29 people were killed in an explosion last week. they hope to pull out nine bodies still in the upper big branch mine. efforts yesterday were stalled due to high levels of methane gas. >>> in poland, a nation is mourning the death of president lech kaczynski, his wife and several top military and civilian leaders killed in a plane crash in russia over the weekend. the polish government said the president and first lady will be buried on saturday. russian investigators say human error may have been to blame in the crash when the plane tried to land in heavy fog. you're looking at past incidents to try to get some guidance on that. >>> federal law enforcement sources tell us the alleged ringleader of a plot to blow up the new york subway system planned his attack in mid-september of last year. they say na ju zazi and his two alleged co-conspirators planned to board stations at grand central and times square stations during russia hour and blow themselves up after the planes had departed. zazi has pleaded guilty to his charges. h
searchers have gone back into a west virginia coal mine where 29 people were killed in an explosion last week. they hope to pull out nine bodies still in the upper big branch mine. efforts yesterday were stalled due to high levels of methane gas. >>> in poland, a nation is mourning the death of president lech kaczynski, his wife and several top military and civilian leaders killed in a plane crash in russia over the weekend. the polish government said the president and first lady will...
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for massachusetts, new jersey, virginia, the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government, lower taxes, give people back their freedom, their choices, for their families and their future. empower the job creators, instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is@@@@'áe@rád@ @ @ @ @ @ 'y straining all across this land. it is a headline that families are confronting at their kitchen tables every night. that is the headline small business owners are opening their doors to every day. that is the headline you and i will change by empower america to take their government back. [applause] d that are looking for those distractions -- they are looking for those distractions. lord knows, i have provided a few. i understand the difficulty sometimes of balancing all of these challenges. but democrats also know they have some explaining to do. they would love nothing more for us to keep pointing fingers at me and others, instead of their radical, and american agenda -- unamerican agenda. we should not f
for massachusetts, new jersey, virginia, the freedom agenda is winning the day with a winning message -- shrink government, lower taxes, give people back their freedom, their choices, for their families and their future. empower the job creators, instead of the political class. let's tap into that competitive spirit. let's tap into the confidence that is@@@@'áe@rád@ @ @ @ @ @ 'y straining all across this land. it is a headline that families are confronting at their kitchen tables every night....
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james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the meetings today and tomorrow is a greater interest in addressing other types of nuclear weapons. during the cold war, the greatest concern was the large strategic forces that presented the greatest threat to us and to the soviet union. now with the changing environment at the end of the cold war and the emergence of nuclear terrorism, there is a greater concern for nuclear security across the board, and that includes looking at things like tactical nuclear weapons, which are numerous, over 5000 tactical nuclear weapons around the world and they
james is next, democrat from roanoke, virginia. caller: as a former air force member, working at a couple of command posts, we have a tactical nuclear weapons as well as strategic nuclear weapons. our tactical nuclear weapons are part of our the tactical nuclear weapons part of the start treaty? guest: they are not part of the start treaty, but they are part of the negotiation that president obama has expressed an interest in exploring. one of the things that could potentially come out of the...
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virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank you. host: melvin called. the richmond times has a front page article courtesy of the jobless benefit fund is depleted and the state is expected to borrow 1 point 2 billion to pay claims. ferdinando, democratic caller? just make sure you turn down your radio or television. caller: my name is doctor ferdinando and i'm calling, the reason is, we got so many people losing jobs and they're talking about that's not the place for it. we've been in this mess before and everybody blamed the president. i just want to make my comment and
virginia. caller: good morning.. we aught to look at the first stimulus and what it supposed to do and what it ended up doing. we're not the first obama stimulus. we were supposed to have no more than 8% unemployment. i think we should be worried about that and only use money for emergency purposes so, the thing is it's unnecessary to have stimulus every time something goes on or wrong. for anybody that agrees with the democrat side, could you keep race out of the equation for a change. thank...
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mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many communities, it is not just a way to make a living. it is a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it is a profession that is not without risks endangers. the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to ensure their safety when they go to work each day. when i was in the senate, i supported the efforts of senators byrd and rockefeller to improve mine safety, but it is clear more needs to be done. i have asked my secretary of labor as well as the head of the mine safety administration to give me a preliminary report next week on what went wrong, if it went wrong, so we can take the steps to prevent such accidents in the future. because mining is a tradition that is often passed down to a generation, it is not uncommon to see an entire family choose this line of work. when a tragedy like this occurs, it is not un
mining has a long and proud history in west virginia. for many communities, it is not just a way to make a living. it is a way of life. the jobs they do in these mines help bring heat and electricity to millions of americans. it is a profession that is not without risks endangers. the workers and their families know that. but their government and their employers know that they owe it to these families to do everything possible to ensure their safety when they go to work each day. when i was in...